Course Catalogue

Physical Chemistry 3 CHEM3014

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Chemistry
  • Credits: 40
  • Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
  • Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

Physical Chemistry course for students at level 3

Timetable

48 lectures at 9.00 am, 10.00 am and 11.00 am as timetabled. Average of 12 hours laboratory work per week, in afternoons over 6 weeks and one tutorial per week normally at 10.00 am

Requirements of Entry

Grade C3 or above in both Chemistry 2X and Chemistry 2Y at first sitting.

Visiting students should have successfully covered and completed a similar curriculum to the relevant components as Chemistry 2X and Chemistry 2Y.

Excluded Courses

Physical Chemistry 3 Half

Assessment

Examination (85%); Laboratory (15%)

Main Assessment In: April/May

Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

Course Aims

To provide students with a broad scientific education at tertiary level and lay the foundations for a wide and rigorous treatment of physical chemistry, appropriate to an aspiring professional chemist.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of the course students will be able to

- demonstrate a knowledge and general understanding of the central facts and the experimental basis of modern physical chemistry

- solve problems of a numerical or logical nature in physical chemistry

- demonstrate practical skills in chemical techniques relating to physical chemistry

- obtain information from written and electronic archived material and interpret this information

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Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions